Check hinge



Nov. 11, 1930.

. W. C. MANGEL CHECK HQINGE Filed Oct. 24, 1927 Patented Nov. 11, 1930 if 'um'rsnsures PATENT i .1*F1c1-:

W E Qor re ran, MINnEsorA v i oHEoK rI-Nsn i i Application filed October 24, 19 2 7, g eener 110', 328335.

My invention relates to a check hinge 4 Figure 3 is a side view of the hinge atadapted to provide a means for checking the tached to a door and frame. 1 free movement of a window, door, or other Figure 4 illustrates my check hingein oparticle to which my check hinge is attached. era'tionwith'thedoor to which it is attached 1 5 A feature of the invention resides in proheld open: T i y 55 viding means adapted to provide a strong In the drawings my check hinge A is hinge which may be used for heavy doors, formed with hinge plates and 11' which are such as barn doors and building doors which connected together by thepintle 12 so that are apt to be left open or partly open, and the hinge plates 10 and 11 may operate to.

10 to prevent the wind from tearing them off providea supporting hinge for doors and i j in a storm, and to hold'the door in a set posi- Windows and'other articles that'are adapted tion under ordinary conditions. In this mantoibe connected rog cnersq't ar they can ner my check hinge provides a very'desirable *move into-open or closed position means for hinging garage doors, barn doors, The check hingeA may be of'aiheavy na- 15 and other heavy doors. t'ure where it islde'sired for heavy duty so My checking hinge is equally adapted to that the plates 10' and 1'1 may be made of lighter doors and windows to hold them heavy steel or other'material to provide a against free swinging and to protect the strong hinge for connectinghinging menisame. f fjbers together; a i f A feature of the invention resides in pro- My "check hinge A is shown in Figurel zo viding a hinge with a reinforcing means or attached to the door B, only a portion of bridge which extends from one end to the which is shown, and to the frame C. Inthis other and is adapted to combine in formfigurethe'check-hinge A'is shown in paring a hinge and check of a very desirable tiallyopen position. Iprovide apair of pro- 5 nature. In my invention I provide hinge jecting ears '14 on the free end 1 5'of the pla-tefis plates with a pintle'connecting the same to :1'0 Whichare adapted to extend virtually at gether, each plate being provided with proright angles tothe body or plate 10. These I jecting lugs adaptedto connect the reinforcears are adapted to support on either side ing check arms which provide a strengthenthereof the checkiarms 16. The check arms 0 ing means for the free ends of the hinge engage against the earsl frictionally and plates and a check which prevents free moveare held by the rivets or bolts 17 frictionally ment of the hinge plates on the pintle. engagingthe ears. The inner end or the, The simple inexpensive construction in check arms 16 are bent-angularly at .18fand this combination of the elements permit my converge into' the virtually straight, por- 5 check hinge to provide a dual function'of tions 19. These ends 19-are adapted to be $5 a desirable nature wherein the farmer may connected by means of the central or hinging secure a hinge adaptable particularly to the bolt 20.- Y p j I nature set forth virtually as economically as The plate 11 is provided with a; single ear the ordinary hinge, yet having a much more 1 member 21 which'isf adapted'to support the 40 desirable feature.

These features and objects together with are held by the bolt 23"in-a'manner'to fricother details and particular adaptation of tionailly engage against the ear-121. The my check hinge will be hereinafter more inner end of'thes'echeck-arms 221s adapted fully set forth. p to extend between the ends ofthe portions In the drawings forming part of this speci- 19 and is connected thereto by means ofrt-he e5 fication: bolt 20. The arms 22 are virtually equally Figure 1 illustrates a perspective detail spacedapart by the thickness of'the ear 21 of the use of my hinge in connection with a and a washer 24: through which the bolt 20 door. passes. H :1 1

check arms -22- on either side thereofwhich so Figure 2 is a plan view of the hinge. It-is evidentthat as many arms 16 asmay 10o czi - 21 the check means'f or' theih-i nge plates 1-0 withinthe scopeoi their) 7 be desired may be used just as is true of the arms 22. However, it is desirable that the arms 16 and QQ-engage with'the ear members 14'and'21 frictionallyand that these arms be frictionally connected together centrally] jat thehinging point 20st) that the Washer 24 may bena -springasher or other suitable means to constantly maintai-n frictional contact between the members such as 1 6 and2 2 which provide With the ear members 14: and

and 11, and thus by means of this combination Iprovide a check hinge havingadual' i ally connected to said pair of earson one of said hinge'plate s a pair of brace retarding arms frictionally andpivotally connected to saidear on; the other of said hinge plates, all

frictionally connected together centrally with said hinge plates to provide a reinforced hingewith said brace retarding arms.

function which is adapted to support a. door 7 1 B, Window or other article which is adapted a to be hinged to aframe: in a suitablei'and practical manner thecheck members. not? only providingja-il neans; for; holding the; hinge against free swinging action-but; reinforcing and strengthening the same by prQvi-diingi a' bridge between the freeends': of the hinge plates 10: and 11; andfth-us particularlyrfbr 7 article hinged bymyycheck hin ge. from being 'heavyduty my checkhinge is veryzdesirable V v V I vhav'e found mycheckhinge to= be most r practical-tor general use aboutafarm vvherei s thedoorsirequi rea simplevinexpensive check r v in combination,with;a hingewhich; may be Y easily attached by theffarmer andwhioh-will e ,prevent even-in a strong windithe (1661 011,, 30- isnapped oif-r I have: found that in use 0,;fmy e j checkhinge doors may be; meved imastrong vj 7 wind but-moved with such ajdegreeoiretard ,as to prevent them from being isn-appedworj jerked*ofi-' or loosened out "off place. "It is V; therefore apparent that with-mych'eckihinge v i 'f a'yery desirableehingingmeans is'vprovided V I Qwhich is equally adaptable to garage doors n where itwill hold the door asavhinge and checkiso: that the .doorcanf be setin open or 7 closed position without -dangerofit-swing, 1 'ingin the wind and ithus'savinglaccidentsin I the line of travel of they-automobile; as.;it

comes outof; the garagelor going into the same; The simplici-ty adds-tothemeritorious natureof my invention in providing a new and more desirable; means of hing-in'g and vcheckingarticle's by' a single readily attachable; e

Thqesebb'ectsset-forth in accordance with 7 J the patent statutes the general features iand a V V .l articular nature Qf'my'inventionand while Lhav-e,illustrated aiormatinn whichiismoav same may 1oevariedL and: app.

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